Prospect of The Black Pepper (Piper nigrum L.) as Natural Product Used to an Herbal Medicine

Black pepper ( Piper nigrum L.) is a popular spice that grown as tropical and subtropical plant throughout the world. The leaf, flower, fruit, root are most important elements of plant. Asexual or vegetative propagation becoming highly popular, although sexual approach still used for vine cultivation. For mass production plant, in vitro culture also used. bioactive components contained them extremely because their therapeutic potential against number diseases. They usually classed functional foods because, addition to providing basic nutrition, provide physiological benefits help avoid chronic illness. main component black piperine. It has complex phyto-chemistry includes: Volatile oil, alkaloids, oleoresins. Because its free-radical scavenging properties, active can be prevention control tumor growth. Piperine, which bind inhibit SARS-CoV-2 virus causes sickness, present antibacterial antiviral effects. key alkaloid pepper, it helps cognitive brain function, nutritional absorption, gastrointestinal health. known “King Spices” well Medicinal Agents,” since includes wide variety compounds with nutraceutical pharmacological applications. An overview common applications along strong evidence this review.